Good governance has received little attention in the global agenda for climate change. Yet, it seems that it is making its way, at least on climate change issues related to deforestation and forest degradation -which account for about 18 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions.
A study recently published by the International Institute for Environment and Development (IEED) states that "in many areas where deforestation and degradation are at their highest, governance is weak and is an underlying cause of deforestation and degradation."
IEED's study aimed at understanding whether paying people to protect forests -an approach called payments for ecosystem services, PES- could work as a good strategy for reducing emissions from deforestation and degradation (REDD). After reviewing several schemes in Latin America, South-East Asia and Africa, the conclusion was that PES projects "can create incentives for reducing emissions. They are, however, not a universal panacea." Payments alone are not enough, according to the report, because successful implementation of REDD-type programs depends on government's capacity and willingness to govern their forests effectively.
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